We will celebrate the world premiere of Daniel Perttu’s, A Planet’s Odyssey for piano and orchestra. This concerto is in a “theme and variations” form that begins with the Big Bang – a triumphant, bombastic burst of sound that explodes into fruition to begin this musical journey.

Grammy award-winning pianist Jeffrey Biegel returns to the Canton Symphony Orchestra to lead the audience on a visit to each planet with melodies evoking their characteristics, and exploring the planetary discoveries of the past thirty years.

“Biegel’s virtuosity was breathtaking, his technique in executing the work’s lavish trills and muscular arpeggiations clear, concise, and thrilling throughout. But it’s the second movement — ironically, anything but humorous — that lifted me up into Biegel’s mesmerizing state of impassioned lyricism. In this protracted moment of emotive profundity, his playing was a warm, slow pouring out of rapturous grace.” -Tom Wachunas – ClevelandClassical.com, from his performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Canton Symphony Orchestra on March 2^nd, 2019.

Considered one of the most famous pieces of British music ever composed, the Canton Symphony Orchestra will conclude the concert with “Jupiter” from Gustav Holst’s, The Planets. This rollicking and jolly movement includes the gorgeous chorale section that inspired the widely adapted tune, “Thaxted,” melody for the British patriotic hymn, “I Vow to Thee My Country.”